Environmental Issues (AQA GCSE French): Flashcards
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l'environnement (m)
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l'environnement (m)
L'environnement (m) means the environment.
les déchets (mpl)
Les déchets (mpl) means rubbish.
le réchauffement
Le réchauffement means warming.
la menace
La menace means threat.
la pollution
La pollution means pollution.
protéger
Protéger means to protect.
réduire
Réduire means to reduce.
recycler
Recycler means to recycle.
l'espèce (f)
L'espèce (f) means species.
What does the adjective grave mean?
The adjective grave means serious or grave.
Which French verb means 'to throw'?
The French verb meaning to throw is jeter.
True or False?
The adjective inquiétant adds an -e to become inquiétante in the feminine.
True.
The adjective inquiétant becomes inquiétante in the feminine, agreeing with a feminine noun.
True or False?
The noun terre means only 'earth' as in the planet.
False.
La terre can mean earth, world, soil or land, depending on the context.
Nous devons notre planète.
Nous devons sauver notre planète.
La circulation dans ma ville crée beaucoup de .
La circulation dans ma ville crée beaucoup de pollution.
Define modal verbs.
Modal verbs express ideas like 'can', 'must' and 'should'.
devoir
Devoir means to have to or must.
pouvoir
Pouvoir means to be able to or can.
vouloir
Vouloir means to want (to).
What form must the verb after a modal verb take?
The verb after a modal verb must be in its infinitive form.
How do you say 'I must' in French?
You say je dois to mean 'I must'.
How do you say 'I can' in French?
You say je peux to mean 'I can'.
How do you make a modal verb negative in French?
You put ne … pas around the modal verb to make it negative.
What does je veux mean?
Je veux means 'I want'.
True or False?
The nous form of pouvoir is pouvons.
True.
The nous form of pouvoir is nous pouvons.
True or False?
In the perfect tense, the past participle of devoir is devu.
False.
The past participle of devoir is dû, with a circumflex accent (e.g. Nous avons dû nettoyer la rivière).
Elles réduire la pollution.
Elles veulent réduire la pollution.
On ne pas jeter les déchets dans la rue.
On ne doit pas jeter les déchets dans la rue.
Nous avons nettoyer la rivière.
Nous avons dû nettoyer la rivière.
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